On the stormy night of November 13, 1942, the Japanese battleship Hiei raced toward Guadalcanal, leading a troop convoy intended to reclaim the island from Allied forces. Confident of success, Vice ...

An Imperial Japenese Navy ship, the battleship Hiei, which sank on November 14, 1942, has been discovered. The Hiei was one of the first Japanese ships sunk by the U.S. during World War II.

The battleship Hiei was discovered at a depth of 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in January by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s expedition team aboard research ship R/V Petrel.

The battleship Hiei was discovered at a depth of 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in January by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s expedition team aboard research ship R/V Petrel. For decades ...

Japanese battleship blew up under water, footage suggests By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Mar 13, 2015 Buy Now ...

However, World War II offers some experience; the German battleship Bismarck underwent an even more vicious storm of fire and steel, and the Japanese battleship Hiei suffered something similar.